Impulse metering system



Sept. 18, 1945. M. J. BROWN ,38 ,7

IMPULSE METERING SYSTEM Filed Dec. 3, 1942 L3 v wnussszs; 3 M INVENTOR} 1 6414. 14- 107 Myron .ZB/"own.

Patented Sept. 18, 1945 2,884,792 IMPULSE METERING srs'ram .Myron J. Brown, Forest Hills, Pa., assignor to Westinghouse Electric Corporation, East Pittsburgh, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application December 3, 1942, Serial No. 467,735

9 Claims.

My invention relates, generally, to impulse metering systems and it' has reference in particu lar to an impulsesubmultiplier for impulse demand metering systems.

Generally stated, it is an object of my invention to provide an impulse submultiplier that is simple and inexpensive to manufacture and is easy to operate.

More specificall it is an object oi. my invention to provide an impulse submultiplier circuit for an impulse demand meter system whereby the number of impulses applied to a receiver may be varied relative to the number of impulses supplied by a transmitter.

It is also an object of my invention to provide for changing the ratio of impulses received to impulses transmitted in an impulse demand meter system, so as to permit operation at different demand rates.

Another object of my invention is to provide for using a plurality of impulse counters in a submultiplier circuit to control impulse producing means for operating an impulse ideal-actual demand meter on different demand rates.

A further object of the invention is to provide for operating an ideal-actual demand meter on different ideal demand rates by utilizing a control circuit to divide the number of impulses transmitted by different predetermined constants,

and transmit to the actual element of the receiving meter a number or impulses equal 'to the quotient.

Other objects will in part be obvious, and will in part be explained hereinafter.

According to my invention an ideal-actual demand meter system, having an impulse transmitter for'efi'ecting operation 01' the actual element or the receiver, is arranged toprovide for operation on a plurality oi ideal demand rates. An impulse divider or submultiplier cicuit is connected between the impulse transmitter and the impulse operated .actual demand element of the receiver. A ratio change switch controlling the circuit connections in the submultiplier circuit is pre-positionable to a plurality of diilerent operating positions. According to the diflerent positions or the ratio change switch, the submultiplier circuit transmits to the actual demand element of the receiver demand meter difierent numbers of impulses equal to diiterent fractions of the number of impulses produced changing the ideal rate on which the meter is operating.

For a more complete understanding of my invention reference may be had to the following detailed description, which should be studied in connection with the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 represents diagrammatically an idealactual impulse demand meter system embodying the principal features of the invention;

Fig. 2 represents diagrammatically a detailed circuit diagram of the meter system illustrated in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 represents diagrammatically a portion of a demand meter system which may be substituted in the system of Fig. 2.

Referring to Fig. 1, an ideal-actual impulse demand meter system isshown wherein an idealactual receiver demand meter i2 is connected for operation in response to impulses produced by an impulse transmitter II, which may be operated by a watt-hour meter II or the like. Means may be provided for operating'the meter on different ideal demand rates, such as the impulse divider or submultiplier II, which may be connected between the impulse transmitter II and the demand meter I! for varying the number of impulses transmitted to the receiver demand meter l2 relative to the number of impulses produced by the transmitter ll. The submultiplier ii may be provided with a ratio change switch It for changing theratio between the number of impulses transmitted and received. If desired, the submultiplier, transmitter and ideal-actual meter receiver may be located together, or one or more or the elements may be located apart from the others i'or remote metering.

As shown in Fig. 1, the ideal-actual receiver demand meter It may, for example, comprise a pair of pointers or indicators II and II which may be operated in accordance with a predetermined ideal' demand rate and an actual demand rate, respectively. For example, the indicator II of the ideal demand element It may be operated at substantially constant rate by means or a motor 20 and gears II. The indicator ll of the actual demand element It may be operated by means of a torque motor it under the control of an escapement mechanism N which may be controlled in accordance with the actual demand rate. suchas by means of an armature 2i and.

solenoid operating windings IO and 21 in response pulse transmitter i3. A suitable clutch mechanism 33 may be provided for releasing the ideal and actual demand indicators at the end of a predetermined demand interval. Suitable means, well known in the art, may be provided for signalling when the actual rate equals or exceeds the ideal. Contact means may be provided in connection with the indicators, such as for example, contact members which may engage when the indicator l3 overtakes the indicator i1, thus completing a suitable signal circuit. For the purpose of simplifying the drawing, no such means has been shown, as it is a known expedient in the art.

The impulse transmitter i3 may be of any suitable type comprising, for example, a rotatable cam 32 driven by the rotating element oi the meter i4 and having projections 33 thereon for actuating a movable contact arm 34 to alternately engage fixed contact members 33 and 31 associated therewith. As the rotating element of the watt-hour meter i4 rotates, the projections 33 successively engage the contact arm 34 actuating it to alternately engage the fixed contact members 33 and 31 at a rate which is proportional to the speed of the rotating element of the watthour meter i4, or the actual demand.

In order to provide for operating the demand meter i2 on diflerent ideal demand rates, the impulse submultiplier i3 connected between the impulse transmitter i3 and the demand meter i2 may be utilized to vary the number of impulses applied to the solenoid windings 23 and 21 relative to the number of impulses produced by the transmitter i3.

As shown in Fig. 2, a plurality of impulse counter relays 38, 33 and 43 having operating windings 42, 43 and 44, respectively, may be provided for controlling the operation of an impulse relay 43 by controlling the energization of its operating winding 43. The counter relays 33, 33 and 43, and the impulse relay 43 may be provided with normally open contact members 33b, 33d, 39), 43c and 43d, which make contact to provide holding circuits for the operating windings 42, 43, 44 and 43, respectively, before associated normally closed contact members 33a, 39c, 33c, 40d and 430 open.

Control relays 41 and 43, which are preferably of the delayed dropout typ and having operating windings 43 and 33 energizable under the control of the impulse relay 43, may be utilized to determine the duration of the impulses produced thereby.

In order to provide for operation of the impulse relay 43 different predetermined numbers of time in response to a given number of impulses produced by the transmitter |3 when operating on diilerent ideal demand rates, the ratio change switch i3 is provided, comprising, for example, a rotatable switch of the drum type having a plurality of contact members or segments A, B, C and D mounted on a rotatable drum, and arranged to complete diiierent circuits through a plurality of fixed contact members in different drum positions. The segments may be utilized for effecting different connections or the operating windings 42, 43 and 44 to one or the other of a pair or control buses 32 and 33 which may be connected to the contact members 33 and 31, respectively. or the transmitter l3.

The movable contact arm 34 of the transmitter may be connected toone terminal of a suitable source, such as the battery 3|, while the other terminal of the battery may be connected to one terminal or each of the operating windings 43, 43 and 44 through current limiting resistors 34, 33 and 33, respectively. Similar resistors 33, 33 and 3| may be provided for the operating windings 43, 43 and 33. The other terminals oi the windings 42, 43 and 44 may be connected to one or another of the buses 32 and 33 through contact members of the diilferent impulse counter relays and segments of the ratio control switch so that the counter relays and the impulse relay operate in diflerent sequences for different positions of the ratio switch. Shunt circuits for deenergizlng the windings 42, 43 and 44 may be provided through segments of the ratio control switch and contact member of the counter and impulse relays.

For example, with the ratio change switch |3 operated to the A" position, when the moving contact arm 34 of the transmitter i3 engages the stationary contact member 31 and connects the bus 33 to the positive terminal oi the battery for one impulse, a circuit is completed through the operating winding 42 of the impulse counter relay 38 from one terminal of the battery 3|, through contact arm 34, contact member 31, concluster 33, conductor 33, contact member 33a, operating winding 42, conductor 34, contact member A3, conductor 33, resistor 34, and conductor 31 to the other side of the battery 3|. Relay 33 operates, closing contact member 33b prior to opening contact member 33a, so as to establish a holding circuit for the winding 42 through control bus 33, and raising contact member 330 into engagement with the associated upper stationary contact member. No iurther operations occur while the contact arm 34 engages the lower contact member 31 o! the impulse transmitter.

When the contact arm 34 engages the upper contact member 33 to produce the next impulse, an energizing circuit is completed for the operating winding 43 of the impulse counter relay 33, from the contact member 33 through conductor 32, conductor 33, contact member 330 and the upper stationary contact member, contact member 39c, conductor 13, contact member A4, con ductor 1|, operating winding 43, conductor 12, resistor 33 and conductor 31 to the negative terminal oi the battery 3| Impulse counter relay 33 operates, closing contact member 33f prior to opening contact member 332, so that a holdin circuit for the operating winding 43 is completed by contact member 33! through the conductors 13 and 13 to the positive terminal of the battery 3|. Contact member 33b also closes.

When the contact arm 34 next engages the lower contact member 31 for the third impulse, an energizing circuit is completed for the operating winding 44 oi impulse counter relay 43, from conductor 33, through conductor 13, contact member 33b, normally closed contact member 43d, operating winding 44, conductor 13, resistor 33 and conductor 31 to the negative side of the hattery 3|. Impulse counter relay 43 operates, closing contact member 43c prior to opening contact member 43d, thereby completing a holding c rcuit for the operating winding 44 through contact member 43c and conductor 11 to the positive side of the battery 3|.

Closure oi contact member 43b provides an energizing circuit for the operating winding 43 of the impulse relay 43 when the contact arm 34 next engages the upper contact member 33 for the fourth impulse from the negative side of the battery 3| through conductor 31, resistor 33, conductor 13, operating winding 43, contact member 43c, contact member 431:, conductor 18, conductor 32, contact member 38, and contact arm 34 to the other terminal of the battery ll. Closure of the normally open contact members 43b connects a shunt across the operating winding .43 of the control relay 41, which is normally energized.

Since the control relay 4! is or the time delay typ a circuit for applying an impulse of energy to the solenoid 26 of the escapement operating mechanism is completed through contact member 41a and contact member lliaacross the battery SI for a predetermined time until the control relay 41 drops out, so that one impulse of the four transmitted by the transmitter 13 is eflective to provide for advancement of the actual demand indicator I8 oi the demand meter I2 the equivalent of one impulse, through operation of the armature 25.

Upon the next operation of the contact arm 34 to engage the lower contact member 31 for the ili'th impulse, the operating winding 42 of the counter relay 38' is short-circuited by the shunt circuit extending from the control bus 38, through contact arm 34, contact member 31, conductor 33, conductor 83, contact member 45!, and conductor 3|. The impulse counter relay 38 returns to the deenergized position, closing contact members 380.

When the contact arm next engageathe upper contact member 38 for the sixth impulse, a shunt is provided about the operating winding 43 of the counter relay 33 through conductor 82, contact member 450, conductor 83, contact member A3, conductor 34, contact member 380 and conductor 33 to contact member 36 and contact arm 34 to control bus 68. Closure of contact member 33a likewise places a shunt circuit about the operating winding 44 of the impulse counter relay 4!! when the contact arm engages the lower contact member 3i for the seventh impulse, extending from the conductor 13, through conductor 85, contact member 45c, conductor 85, contact member 39c, conductor "5, contact member AZ, conductor 88, conductor 53, contact member 31* and contact arm 3 to control bus 63.

Upon. the next operation of the contact 34 to engage contact member 36 for the eighth impulse, a shunt is placed about the operating winding 4E of the impulse relay 45 through. contact member We, conductor 36, contact member A5, conductor 52, contact member 36 and contact arm 34 to the control. bus 681, deenergizing the impulse relay. Upon deenergization of the inn pulse relay 45, contact members 4% open, breaking the shunt circuit about the operating Iwincling 43, and permitting the control relay 4! to return to the energized position. At the same time contact member 45?: returns to the deenergized position, connecting a shunt circuit about the operating winding 36 of the control relay 48 through. conductor 36.

Since the control relay 48 is of the time delay type and does not return to the deenergized position until a predetermined time after the closure of the contact members 451), the operating winding 21 of the escapement mechanism is connected across the battery 5| through conductor 68, contact member 45a, conductor 32 and contact member 48a for a predetermined interval and receives an impulse of energy so as to be energized to actuate the armature 25 to provide for advancement oi the actual demand indicator II the equivalent oi. another step or impulse.

Thus for eight impulses produced by the impulse transmitter l3 only two impulses are applied to the escapement mechanism 21 of the actual demand element of the demand member .l2, providing in eilect a ratio of 4:1 between the impulses received and transmitted by the sub-- multiplier l3. Upon subsequent operation of the contact arm to the down position the sequence above described repeats. The meter is thus in eilect operating on an ideal demand rate which is [four times the normal rate.

With the ratio change switch 16 operated to the B position, the sequence of operation of the impulse counter relays 38, 33 and 40 is changed so that a 3:1 ratio of impulses transmitted to impulses received may be provided. The impulse counter relay 38 is inoperative, since the A3 contacts through which its energizing circuit must :be completed are open.

When the contact arm 34 engages the contact member 36 for the first impulse, sin-energizing circuit is completed for the impulse counter relay 33 from contact member 36 through conductor 52, conductor 33, contact member 330, conductor 34, contact member B3, conductor H, operating winding 43, and conductor 12 to the negative side of the battery 51, so that relay 33 operates to the energized position. A holding circuit is provided through the contact members 33d and c and conductor 83 to control bus 38.

An energizing circuit for the impulse counter relay 40 is completed when. the'contact arm 34 engages the contact member 3'! for the second impulse, through the circuit extending from the contact member 31, through conductor 53, conductor 15, contact member 3311, contact member 40d, operating windin 44 and conductor 16 to the negative side of the battery 5|. Counter relay 40 operates, closing contact member 40c prior to opening contact member 40d, so as to provide a holding circuit for the operating winding 44 through conductor to the control bus ea.

Closure of the contact members 40?) provides, upon the operation of the'contact arm 35 to engage the contact member 36 for the third impulse, an energizing circuit for the operating winding 46 of the impulse relay 45, from conductor 52 through conductor 13, contact member 4%, contact member 430, operating winding d3, conductor it, and conductor 31 to the negative terminal of the battery ii. The impulse relay 45 operates so that contact member 45% com pletes a shunt circuit about the operating winding 43 of the control relay 4?, providing an impulse of predetermined duration for effecting energization oi the operating winding 25 of the escapement mechanism 24 through. contact members 45a and 41a. The actual demand pointer I3 is therefor advanced the equivalent of one step or impulse. At the same time the shunt about the winding 50 is removed and the relay returns to the energized position.

Upon a subsequent operation of the contact arm 34 to engage the contact member 37 for the fourth impulse. a shunt is provided about the Upon the subsequent operation of the contact arm 34 to engage the contact member 33 for the fifth impulse, a shunt is provided about the operating winding 44 of the impulse counter relay 43 through contact members 43c, 33a and B2, so that the relay 43 returns to the deenergized position.

when the contact arm 34 subsequently engages the contact member 31 tor the sixth impulse, a shunt is provided about the operating winding 43 or the impulse relay 45 through contact members 45a and BI to contact member 31. The impulse relay 45 returns to the deenergized position to provide a shunt about the operating windin 50 of the control ,relay 43, so that an impulse is transmitted to the operating winding 21 oi the escapement mechanism 24 to advance the actual indicator II a second step. For subsequent operations of the contact arm 34 the cycle of operations hereinbefore described repeats.

Accordingly, only one impulse is applied to the escapement mechanism 24 in response to every three impulses produced by the transmitter l3, thus eii'ecting a 3:1 ratio between the number of impulses transmitted and the number applied to the actual element of the demand meter i2. The meter i2 is thus in eiiect operating on an ideal demand rate three times the normal rate.

with the ratio change switch in the C position, both of the impulse counter relays 33 and 33 are inoperative, since the A and B contacts of the ratio change switch are both open, and an energizing circuit is provided for the operating winding 44 ot the counter relay 43 when the contact arm 34 engages the contact member 31 for the first of a. series of impulses, through the circuit extending from the contact arm 34 through contact member 31, conductor 53, conductor 53, contact member C2, conductor 33, contact memher 430, operating winding 44 and conductor 13 to the negative terminal of the battery A holding circuit for the relay 43 is provided through contact members 40c to control bus 63.

When the contact member 34 engages the stationary contact member 33 for the second impulse, an energizing circuit is provided for the operating winding 46 or the impulse relay 45, through the c.rcuit extending from contact member 33 through the conductor 52, conductor 19, contact member 43b, contact member 450, opera'ting winding 43, and conductor 13 to the negative terminal of the battery 5 I. Operation of the impulse relay 45 as hereinbefore described provides a shunt circuit about the operating winding 43 of the control relay 41, and produces an impulse which eflects energization of the operating winding 23 of the escapement mechanism for a predetermined time interval and advances the actual demand pointer l3 one step.

Upon the subsequent engagement of the contact arm 34 with the contact member 3'! for the third impulse, a shunt circuit is provided about the Operating winding 44 or the impulse counter relay 43 through the circuit extending from the conductor '13, through conductor 35, contact member 43c, conductor 33, contact member C2. conductor 33, conductor 53, contact member 31, and contact arm 34 to the control bus 33. The impulse counter relay 43 returns to the deenertized position.

Upon the subsequent engagement of the contact member 34 with the contact member 33 for the fourth impulse, a. shunt is provided about the operating winding 43 oi the impulse relay 45 through the circuit extending from the control bus 33 through the contact arm 34, contact member 33, conductor 52, contact member Cl, conductor 33 and contact member 43a. The impulse relay 43 returns to the deenergized position, re-

spear/o2 moving the shunt from the winding 43 and completing a shunt about the operating winding 33 oi the control relay 43, providing a second impulse ior effecting energization of the operating winding 21 of the escapement mechanism 24 for a predetermined interval as hereinbeiore described. Upon subsequent operations of the contact arm 34 the sequence above described repeats, so that one impulse is applied to the demand meter i61 every two impulses transmitted by the transmitter [3.

Accordingly, operation of the ideal-actual demand meter maybe eiiected for an ideal demand rate twice as high as the normal demand rate. Operation on the normal demand rate may be readily effected by omitting the ratio switch 13 and connecting the control buses 52 and 53 directly to the non-common terminals of the solenoid windings 25 and 21, respectively.

Referring to Fig. 3, the reference numeral denotes, generally, a. portion of a modified form of demand meter system for operating a two-wire demand meter element instead of a three-wire element such as illustrated in Fig. 2. The portion of the system shown in Fig. 3 may be substituted for the corresponding portion of Fig. 2, being connected to conductors 51 and 53 at terminals HH and H12. Instead of utilizing a pair of operating windings 23 and 21 to operate the escapement mechanism as in Fig. 2, the armature I04 of the escapement mechanism may be actuated by a single operating winding I33 and return oi the armature 25 may be eflected by means such as the spring Ill. The single control relay 4! may be utilized for controlling energization of the operating winding I35, the control relay 43 being omitted. Accordingly, the conductors used in connection with the control relay 43 may also beomitted.

The remaining portion of the system of Fig. 3 operates substantially as hereinbefore described. Whenever the impulse relay 45 operates to the energized position, a shunt is provided about the normally energized winding 49 Of'the control relay through contact members 45b, and an energizing circuit for applying one impulse to the escapement operating winding 133 is completed through contact members 454 and 41a before the control relay returns to the deenergized position. When the control relay 41 returns to the deenergized position, the operating winding I03 01. the escapement mechanism is deenergized and the spring I31 returns the armature 104 to its normal position effecting another operation of the escapement mechanism. No operation thereof is eiiected when theimpulse relay 45 is subsequently deenergired, so that operation of the actual demand element of the meter I! may be secured under different ideal demand rates.

From the above description and the accompanying drawing, it will be apparent that I have provided a simple and effective manner for controlling the operation of an ideal-actual demand meter. A multiplicity of different impulse ratios may be provided for operating the demand meter on diiierent ideal demand rates, no operation other than the mere turning of a switch to the indicated ratio position is required for effecting these changes, so that little or no skill is required 01 the operator. An added advantage of my i vention is that the relays used in the sub-multi- P1191 circuit y be of the usual telephone type,

which are simple and inexpensive, and durable inoperation.

Since certain changes may bemade in the above description and different embodiments of the invention may be made without departing from the spirit thereof, it is intended that all the matter contained in the above'description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be considered as illustrative, and not in a limiting sense. v

I claim as my invention:

1. A telemetering system comprising, metering means at one station operable to produce a predetermined number of impulses in response to a predetermined flow of power in a. circuit, additional metering means at a remote station, impulse producing means for controlling the additional metering means, a plurality 01' control relays connected to be selectively responsive to impulses from the metering means at the one station to efiect operation of the impulse producing means, and switch means foroperatlng the additional metering means on diilerent metering rates connected between the control relays and the metering means at the one station operable to different positions to secure different numbers or operations of the impulse producing means for a given number of impulses produced by the metering means at said one station, whereby the operation of the additional metering means'on dlii'erent metering rates is simulated.

2. The combination with metering means at one station operable to produce a predetermined number of electrical energy impulses for a given flow of power in a circuit and an ideal-actual demand meter at another station having an ideal demand indicator operated at a predetermined rate and an actual demand indicator 3,. The combination with a source of electrical energy an impulse producing means alternately connecting one terminal of the source to a pair of conductors, 01 a first re ay means connected to one of the conductors, a second relay means connected to the other conductor, a third relay means connected to the said one conductor having contact means of the first and second relays connected in series therewith, a fourth. relay means connected to the said other conductor having contact means of the third relay in series therewith, and additional relay means connected to the source arranged to remain in the energized position for a predetermined interval after deenergization operable under the control of said fourth relay means, switch means having contact means associated with said relays prepositionable in different operating positions to secure different numbers of operations of the additional relay means for a given number of operations of the impulse producing means.

. 4. An impulse system comprising, impulse pro ducing means operable to connect a pair of conductors to one terminal or a source alternately,

position for a predetermined time a relay means connected for energization to the. source and arranged to remain in the energized position for a predetermined time after dee ergization, a control relay operable to eflect deenergization of the relay means energizable from one oi the conductors, an additional relay energizable from the other conductor controlling energization oi the control relay, a relay energizable from said one conductor controlling the energizatior of the additional relay, an additional control relay energizable from the other conductor controlling the connection of the said relay to said one conductor, and switch means having a plurality of contact means prepositionable in different operating positions to change I the connections of the relays to the conductors to effect operation or thecontrol relay diil'erent numbers 01' times equal to different fractions of a given number of operations of the impulse producing means.

5. An impulse submultiplier for use with impulse producing means and impulse receiving means comprising, a pair of relay means operable to produce impulses of predetermined duration for effecting operation 01 the impulse receiving, means, means including an impulse relay operable to diilerent positions for alternately eiiecting operation of one or the other of the relay means, and first, second and third impulse counter relay means disposed to be energized sequentially and then deenergized in the same sequence in response to impulses from the impulse producing means said counter relays being connected to effect operation or. said impulse relay from one position to the other each time a sequence is completed, and unitary muiti-position switch means associated with the impulse counter relay means operable to diiferent predetermined positions to remove one or more of the impulse counter relay means from the sequence, whereby the number of operations oi. the relay means for a given number of impulses from the impulse producing means is changed. from 4:1 to 3:1 to'zlti.

6. An impulse submultiplier system, comprisins a pair of control relay means having normally open contact means controlling ti gization of an impulse operated devi means being operable to remain in lzaticn of the relay means, circuit 2: eluding an impulse relayhaving cents for effecting energization of the rela .esus i alternate sequence and the energizatio of the impulse operated device to eiiect operation thereoi and a chain of counter relays selectively operable to the energized position in predeter mined sequence anti. thereafter successively energized in the same sequence in response to successive impulses of electrical energy to effect operation of the control relays, and unitary multi-position switch means connecting the counter relays and the impulse relay to a source of energy impulses operable to a plurality of diiferent positions to selectively remove one or more of the counter relays from the sequence and increase the number of operations of the impulse relay for a given number of impulses applied to the impulse relay and the counter relays.

'7. An ideal-actual demand metering system comprising, impulse transmitting means, an ideal-actual demand meter having an impulse operated actual demand element and an ideal demand element operating at a predetermined rate,

between the impulse transmitting means and the impulse operated actual demand element includ- 'in a plurality of counting relays successively operable in predetermined sequence, switch means operable to diilerent positions to change the number of relays operating in sequence and the ratio between the number of impulses received at the impulse operated element and the number of impulses transmitted by the transmitting means, whereby the operating rate of the actual demand element may be varied relative to the ideal demand rate.

8. A telemetering system comprising, impulse transmitting means at one station, impulse receiving means at a remote station including an impulse operated actual demand meter element, and circuit means including a counting chain comprising a plurality of relays operable in sequence on successive impulses from the impulse transmitting means associating the transmitting means and the actual demand element for eilectively changing the-demand rate at which the meter element operates including relay means responsive to impulses from the transmitting meter means and controlled by manually operable switch means operable to diilerent positions to change the number or relays in the chain so that the circuit means apply to the actual demand meter element numbers of impulses that are d1!- ferent predetermined fractions of the number of impulses transmitted by the transmitting means. 9. An impulse system comprising, impulse transmitting means, impulse operated means, circuit means connecting the transmitting means and impulse operated means including a pair of impulse producing relays operable in diilferent positions of a control relay, a plurality of impulse responsive relays which are successively energized and locked energized and are thereafter deenergized in the same order in response to suecessive impulses for eilecting operation or the control relay at the end of each sequence to apply to the impulse operated means impulse which is a predetermined fraction of the number of impulses transmitted by the transmitting means, and unitary multi-position switch means connected for controlling the connections 01' the control relay and the impulse responsive relays operable to a plurality of diilerent positions to effectively remove one or more of the impulse responsive relays from the sequential order and thereby eilfect more frequent operation of the control relay and vary the ratio between the number of impulses applied to the impulse operated means and the number transmitted by the transmitting means.

' MYRON J. BROWN. 

